As our target communities grows and YAGANET’s work expands, we are committed to deepening the way we measure our impact and holding ourselves accountable to the communities and the people we serve and work with. One way we can do this is by aligning all our interventions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
We see SDGs as a powerful tool to demonstrate integrity in our work while enabling better collaboration with the local communities and civil society partners and supporters. We own our role as well as our limitations in supporting SDGs. As such, our programs contribute to the attainment of 7 SDGs(1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 13 and 17) where we, along with our core partners, are best positioned to make an impact.



CLIMATE JUSTICE ACTIONS
This program champions community-driven solutions to combat climate change’s effects on agriculture, food security, and environmental health.
Key Results


Green Skills Innovation Development & Mentorship (GIDM)
GIDM equips youth and women with eco-friendly skills and entrepreneurial tools to drive innovation and build sustainable livelihoods.
Key Results
success stories
Blessed Weavers YAGANET Group
This is a group of grassroots youths and women from Kasese municipality transitioned from individual peasantry work to a cohesive team after attending a YAGANET boot camp. They participated in the Omwoleso market, significantly boosting their sales, earning 500,000 UGX by June 2024, up from just 10,000 UGX weekly before their training in May. Despite challenges like material shortages and the lack of a meeting space, they increased their group savings from 5,000 UGX in May to 200,000 UGX and have built a supportive community. The group now aspires to become known for producing high-quality, locally made products and to export them to larger markets outside Kasese.

Rwenzori Shoemakers
a group of youths began their journey with YAGANET’s Boot Camps program. Inspired by YAGANET supported project, they acquired shoe-making skills. With a small financial facilitation boost from YAGANET, they pooled their resources to establish a small craft shoe workshop. Now, they serve as community trainers and save their earnings from conducting craft training sessions for YAGANET. Their growing success has made them community role models, inspiring other young people. Despite challenges like financial instability, high competition, and costly materials, they aim to expand their workshop and empower more youth.
